diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index d6d0594285..15b653ffe3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $saveasdraft = '<input name="save" type="submit" id="save" class="button" tabind
 <input type="hidden" id="user-id" name="user_ID" value="<?php echo (int) $user_ID ?>" />
 <input type="hidden" id="hiddenaction" name="action" value="<?php echo $form_action ?>" />
 <input type="hidden" id="originalaction" name="originalaction" value="<?php echo $form_action ?>" />
-<input type="hidden" name="post_author" value="<?php echo attribute_escape( $post->post_author ); ?>" />
+<input type="hidden" id="post_author" name="post_author" value="<?php echo attribute_escape( $post->post_author ); ?>" />
 <input type="hidden" id="post_type" name="post_type" value="<?php echo $post->post_type ?>" />
 <input type="hidden" id="original_post_status" name="original_post_status" value="<?php echo $post->post_status ?>" />
 <input name="referredby" type="hidden" id="referredby" value="<?php
diff --git a/wp-includes/js/autosave.js b/wp-includes/js/autosave.js
index 8ee0c0829d..fc461fd9a5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/autosave.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/autosave.js
@@ -175,8 +175,10 @@ var autosave = function() {
 		post_data["comment_status"] = 'open';
 	if ( jQuery("#ping_status").attr("checked") )
 		post_data["ping_status"] = 'open';
-	if( jQuery("#excerpt"))
+	if ( jQuery("#excerpt") )
 		post_data["excerpt"] = jQuery("#excerpt").val();
+	if ( jQuery("#post_author") )
+		post_data["post_author"] = jQuery("#post_author").val();
 
 	// Don't run while the TinyMCE spellcheck is on.  Why?  Who knows.
 	if ( rich && tinyMCE.activeEditor.plugins.spellchecker && tinyMCE.activeEditor.plugins.spellchecker.active ) {